I gave up deer hunting partly because I'm allergic to deer hair.
But I don't seem to have any problem with the hair from a flyshop.
I'm not a dermatologist, but I have visited a few. My understanding of
allergic skin reactions is that you must have two contacts with the
causative
item. The first contact with poison ivy or poison oak will not cause
any problem. That contact sensitizes your immune system to be
ready to fight at the next exposure. So if you can determine if one of
the woods was one you had turned before.... you may be able to
narrow your suspects. Of course there are the plants (I don't know about
woods)
that have photo-active chemicals that cause rashes when exposed to
Ultra-Violet
light . Wild Parsnip is one of the worst of these:
Allan Fish
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One of my friends used to tie beautiful deer hair bugs.
Then he became allergic to deer hair!
A.
>I have done a lot of woodworking.
>
>I know that I get severe headaches when I create sawdust while cutting or
>sanding oak lumber unless I wear a quality respirator. Not pine, ash, fir
>but only oak.
>
>I have a long list of environmental sensitivities. Many of them started
>after I turned 35 years of age.
>
>Avoidance is the best thing. However if you decide to continue working
with
>the offensive wood you may wish to use a barrier cream, or petroleum jelly
>to cover ares that will be exposed to the sawdust and resins. You can
then
>shower afterwards to get rid of dust that may be in your hair or on top of
>the barrier cream.
>
>You may also wish to consider wearing gloves, tight fitting shirts,
>respirator, tyvek etc.
>
>Ed Engelman
>www.EdEngelman.com
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